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Financing

The financing channel looks at the different small business funding options available to start-up companies and established SME businesses looking to grow. Read a wealth of guides and tips to help manage your accounts and cash flow better, views on the future of business banking and where to source alternative finance.

R&D tax credits: What qualifies for credit in your business

Matthew Barton, audit, accounts and personal tax manager, explains how businesses can qualify for R&D tax credits.

Tax

Alternative finance

Crowdfunding the most searched finance term for businesses

Crowdfunding is the most searched business finance term, showing a real indication that businesses are looking beyond traditional means of funding.

Tax

R&D tax credits: A boost for small businesses

In this piece Jenny Tragner, director of R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, discusses how R&D tax credits are helping small businesses and SMEs to innovate and thrive.

Alternative finance

How can a merchant cash advance help fund your business?

You need to provide the best experiences for your customers. But a competitive market doesn't give small businesses any breaks. You can move your business forward with a merchant cash advance.

Accounting

Late payments trend to get worse for UK SMEs

Survey of 80,000 invoices from UK businesses reveals stark findings for SMEs coping with late payments.

Accounting

Retailers may struggle to comply with impending accountancy rules

An estimated 90 per cent of UK high street retailers have yet to capture all their accountancy data and are potentially living beyond their means.

Business Loans

Why it’s time to look online for business funding

Here, Peter Tuvey of Fleximize examines the key benefits of alternative finance compared to bank loans.

Alternative finance

Four tips if your business is classified as high-risk

Even if your business is considered a high risk, you don’t have to close down your business because you can’t collect payments. Here's why.

Business Loans

Why it’s time to look online for business funding

Here, Peter Tuvey of Fleximize examines the key benefits of alternative finance compared to bank loans.

Alternative finance

Four tips if your business is classified as high-risk

Even if your business is considered a high risk, you don’t have to close down your business because you can’t collect payments. Here's why.

Financing

Want to attract millennials to your small business? Here’s how…

Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, explains how small businesses can attract and retain millennials into the workforce.

Small Business Banking

Why Open Banking should be on the radar of business owners

Here, Alessio Balduini of Credit Data Research looks at four main reasons why Open Banking should be on the radar of all business owners.

Small Business Banking

Lessons learned: Have the banks learned from the 2008 crisis?

A quarter of SMEs don’t think UK banks have changed their behaviour since the 2008 global financial crisis, according to new research.

Tax

Boosting innovation in small businesses with R&D tax credits

Here’s how the government’s R&D Tax Credit initiatives are helping to foster innovation in small businesses across the UK.

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

Partner content

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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